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" The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. "
Scott Adams
Numbers
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" There are always deadlines I have to meet. I don't let myself get too close to the deadlines, so it's not like I'm just sweating bullets or anything if the clock is ticking. I never let myself get in that situation. "
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" There's kind of a toll you have to pay with a cat; if you don't pet her for 10 minutes she'll bother you for six hours. "
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" Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel. "
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" My failed corporate career became the fodder for the 'Dilbert' comic. Once it became clear I would not be climbing any higher on the corporate ladder, it freed me to mock managers without worrying that it would stall my career. Most failures create some sort of unplanned freedom. I took full advantage of mine. "
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" I'm not happy on vacation. In those rare times when I have three hours with no work I have to do, I'm terribly uncomfortable. "
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" Before 'Dilbert,' I tried to become a computer programmer. In the early days of computing, I bought this big, heavy, portable computer for my house. I spent two years nights and weekends trying to write games that I thought I would sell. Turns out I'm not that good a programmer, so that was two years that didn't work out. "
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" The computer cuts my production time in half. I love it. "
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" There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot. "
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" Success is entirely accessible, even if you happen to be a huge screw-up 95 percent of the time. "
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You
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" We don't always have an accurate view of our own potential. I think most people who are frightened of public speaking and can't imagine they might feel different as a result of training. Don't assume you know how much potential you have. Sometimes the only way to know what you can do is to test yourself. "
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People
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Yourself
" I had several different bosses during the early years of 'Dilbert.' They were all pretty sure I was mocking someone else. "
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" Technology will definitely solve all our problems, but in the process it will create brand new ones. But that's O.K. because the most you can expect from life is to get to solve better and better problems. "
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Life
Process
" The most important thing when you study hypnosis is that you learn that humans are irrational. Until you understand that, hypnosis is hard to do... For me, it was this great awakening to understand that humans are deeply irrational, and it's probably the greatest influence on me in terms of my writing. "
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Writing
Me
You
" There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives. "
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Few
High
Through
" I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination. "
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Invitation
Decline
Your
" Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free. "
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Free
Best
Like
" If you have a reasonable system for pursuing success, it can survive a lot of face-plants along the way. That knowledge makes success seem accessible. If you think successful people have some sort of superpower or special connections, why try? "
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" I have a perverse attraction to risk. Not physical risk but emotional, financial risk - anything than can't kill you immediately. "
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You
Emotional
" My investments have been hurt. "
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Investments
Been
Hurt
" Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. "
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You
Smart
People
" I love magazines. It's such McNugget kind of information. "
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Love
Magazines
Information
" In fact, most people are being squeezed in their little cubicle, and their creativity is forced out elsewhere, because the company can't use it. The company is organized to get rid of variants. "
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Company
Creativity
" If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? "
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" When you hire that first person, then you're a boss. You've got performance reviews. You've got complaints about not making enough money. You've got people who are just going to sell your story to the tabloids. "
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Story
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Boss
" One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps it fresh to the viewer. "
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" Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. "
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" 'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. "
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Strip
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" Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success. "
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" Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. "
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" For most people, it's easy to be passionate about things that are working out, and that distorts our impression of the importance of passion. I've been involved in several dozen business ventures over the course of my life, and each one made me excited at the start. You might even call it passion. "
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